Afghanistan vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3

Afghanistan
8.5%
in 2017
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
13.9%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
31st
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
28th

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0510152025200020082017

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 13.9% against 8.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.6 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 28th of 97 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
2000s 22.9% 12.1% 10.8% Afghanistan
2010s 14.2% 13.4% 0.8% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3, Afghanistan or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 13.9% against 8.5% in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 between Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
5.4%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 28th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-percent-of-population-q3/afghanistan/congo-dem-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-percent-of-population-q3/afghanistan/congo-dem-rep/">Afghanistan vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed